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15 Kreuzers - Leopold I Breslau
| Issuer | Breslau Mint (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1664-1696 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed Imperial eagle displayed, bearing on its breast a complex escutcheon with the quartered arms of the Habsburg dominions. The eagle's wings are spread and each head is crowned, with a larger imperial crown surmounting both heads above. The surrounding legend reads ARCHIDVX AVST DUX BURG SIL with the date 1694 distributed around the upper field. The mintmaster initials MMW appear in the lower exergual area beneath the shield. |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHIDVX AVST DUX BURG SIL 1694 MMW |
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Leopold I's 15 Kreuzer pieces from Breslau are inseparable from the currency chaos that plagued the Habsburg hereditary lands through the second half of the seventeenth century. Silesia in particular was flooded with debased imitations of Habsburg coinage struck by opportunistic minor mints across the Empire, forcing Vienna into repeated recoinage edicts — none of which fully solved the problem. The Breslau issues were themselves subject to gradual fineness reductions across the long span of this type's production.
The thirty-two year emission range means die varieties are numerous and uneven. Collectors working through the series by date frequently find certain years proving genuinely elusive rather than merely unfashionable.